The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-07-01

and do all thy work is authorita-
tive upon this subject. This law
is the embodiment OF infinite wis
dom, human reason sanctions it,
and human productions from
every zone Of the habitable world,
emphasizes ii. The idler dies ii
the face Of this law. 1t knows no
exemptions 1t has never been
repealed II is necessary % our
well being. Without il, there i
no food. Imagine the condition
Of the world, it all industry should
cease for one year! The degas-
tating effect Of the most dreadful
pestilence that has ever swept our
earth. or the awful havoc of a
dozen wars, would be insignificant
with the condition SUPP osed, The
magnitude Of human suffering,
the wide spread eorruptions Of the
world reeking with vice, the ter
rible barbarities that would be
practiced and tie ruthless destruc-
ton OF property attendant upon q
universal condition Of idlenpss,
would make a compound Of giant
horrors. Life would be uncndu-
rable, Our vrry civilization and
all material comforts il the fruit
Of industry. "Subdue and have
dominion was tha divine order
to all mankind. Earth ard mir,
fire and wafer must be controlled,
and every intelligent beng must
furnish his quota OF work to its
accomplishment.
INDUSTRY IN SOME USEFUL CALLING,
IS HONORABLE.
A. Whatever springs from a
noble motive is honorable. What
ever prompts to do the work TO
save life or TO furnish and pro-
duce the comforts Of lie, must
from its very nature contain the
very best elements Of dignity.
Take away from the earth, the
humble and faithful toilers who
feed and clothe us, who build our
houses, our railroads.. and our
steamships, who tend us in sick
ness and after death convey our
remains to their last resting place,
and of what value to humanity is
the cold, conventional article Of
dignity? SoiIed hands are never
desplsed when life is to be saved.
All labor, however humble or
however exalted by reason of the
intelligence required, is dignifed.
Labor itself can no more be dis
honorable, than can a sunbeam
be soiled because its rays fall up
on a muddy pool. That labor is
dishonorable, whose uses are inl-
moral, and neither fusian nor
hroad-cloth can color the yad in
tent.
THE WANT or INDUSTRY OFTEN THE
CAUSE or IGNORANCE.
5, It frequently happens that
students complain that they have
no taste or talenl for cetain stud
les. In some cases this is no
doubt true; but in most Instau-
ces, neither taste nor talent should
determine our duty. Has the lit
tie boy or girl, taste or talent
for the twenty-six stranger char
acters known as the Aiphobet? I?
Is there any thing charming or
attractive about these characters
Have men ard women taste or
talent for the infinit, tasks which
they must perform? Has the
physician taste or talent to go to
/ the sick chamber, on cold win
ter right, through the pelting
rain storm? How absurd to make
them criterians of duty. Talent
in a few eases is a special aptitude.
In a majority of instances, talent
is patent industry. These two
elegant words, too often mean,
taste and talent foridlcness. The
last form rms 10 strong currents.
What huge delusions people prac-
tice on themselves Ahseace
/ from school for no substantial
cause except a taste for pleasure
and a talent for dong nothing,
taIdiness in all its forms, subtes-
fuges Of every variety have their
root in a want OF earnest indus
try. The majority of failures in
recitations and the many poor
lessons recited, may be traced 10
this prolific source. The excuse
for failures of every sort. perhaps
has never been made by any stu
dent to be want of industry.
The shame that is natural to us,
hides the real cause. Boys and
girls may gather a large store oI
information, and valuable train
ing, if they will wisely use the
blessings God has gwen them.
Wisdom fayors industry and